Editorial

Nonsense talk from a minister
The Bahamian economy has not grown in three years. We have had back-to-back direct hits from major hurricanes in successive years. When the next unemployment numbers are released it would not surprise us if the figure surpasses 16 percent. These are ...

The details that matter
The governing Progressive Liberal (PLP) is meandering through its last few months in office. It was elected in a landslide in 2012. Things have not gone well since.
Recession set in. Baha Mar went into bankruptcy. Taxes went up. There were murder re...

Sears must continue the fight
The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) candidate for Fort Charlotte Alfred Sears did not get his wish. He hoped to challenge Perry Christie at the now postponed PLP convention. The event was scheduled for this month, but the party put it off, it said, ...

FNM must keep up pressure on PLP over Andros
The controversy surrounding the secret Andros land proposal is not going away. The Bahamian and Chinese governments are in talks regarding a $2.1 billion agriculture and fisheries deal in on the island. It would involve between 10,000 and 20,000 acre...

Casualties of political war
The Free National Movement (FNM) is in the process of finalizing its candidates for the next general election. The last general election was in May 2012. The one before was in May 2007. It’s likely the next vote will be in the spring of 2017.
Dr. ...

Your rift is with your people
The Perry Christie-led Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is upset that The Nassau Guardian published details of its secret negotiations with China regarding Andros. The Chinese and Bahamian governments were working on a $2.1 billion proposal for agricu...

Secrecy, China and the proposed Andros land deal
We were surprised when the governing Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) tried to discredit this newspaper over the proposed Chinese agriculture and fisheries deal on Andros. On Tuesday we published a story on the proposal, which was developed between Th...

Getting registered to vote
There are around 56,000 people registered to vote, nearly 78,000 fewer people than there were during the same period ahead of the 2012 general election. Five years ago, there were approximately 134,000 registered voters. Ultimately, just over 172,000...

Convention postponement a bad move
Last Thursday the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) decided to postpone its November national convention. The party has not had one in seven years. Last year’s convention was postponed due to damage caused to the southern and central islands by Hurri...

Convention postponement a bad move
Last Thursday the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) decided to postpone its November national convention. The party has not had one in seven years. Last year’s convention was postponed due to damage caused to the southern and central islands by Hurri...